Angola’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has issued Circular No. 10/2026, instructing all entities subject to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime to strengthen their monitoring mechanisms, following an update to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Consolidated Sanctions List.
The directive, dated 31 July 2026 and seen by O País, applies to financial institutions, non-financial entities and all other organisations operating in Angola.
Those entities are required to continuously track changes to UN sanctions lists and to adopt, without delay, the measures set out in Law No. 5/20 of 27 January 2020.
According to the UIF, the circular was triggered by amendments to the sanctions list maintained by the Sanctions Committee established under UNSC Resolution 1988, which were published recently.
Source: O País / Original article: https://www.opais.ao/economia/uif-obriga-entidades-a-reforcar-controlo-contra-branqueamento-de-capitais/
